Maribeth Kuzmeski

Dr. Maribeth Kuzmeski is one of the most sought after female speakers, and rated a Top 25 C-Suite Speaker by Meetings & Conventions Magazine. Her firm, Red Zone Marketing, specializes in marketing, sales, and persuasive communications strategies for high-achieving professionals and businesses. Her impressive list of clients includes Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurial-minded corporations, organizations, and industry associations.

Maribeth, who teaches an integrated marketing course at Oklahoma State and Columbia University, brings an evidence-based approach to her audiences enabling them to learn from what has been researched, is working elsewhere, and can be applied to their own lives. She also is the President of the business development firm, Red Zone Marketing. Maribeth has written 7 books including the bestseller The Connectors. She has also written a book with her daughter, The Engaging Child: Raising Children to Speak, Write, and Have Relationship Skills Beyond Technology. She is a media contributor appearing on NBC, FOX, USA Today, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Forbes. She also hosts a popular podcast featuring inspiring businesswomen, The Female Insight Zone.

Maribeth also has her own charitable foundation supporting women in business, The Red Zone Leadership Foundation. She has a bachelor’s degree from the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, an MBA from The George Washington University, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Oklahoma State University. Maribeth and her husband live in the Chicago, IL area and have two children threatening to be adults.